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Harpreet Chandi, a 32-year-old captain of Indian-origin serving with the British army, has become the first woman of colour to reach the South Pole after a 700 miles solo unaided trekking expedition across the freezing Antarctic wilderness.</p>
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Captain Harpreet Chandi, known as &ldquo;Polar Preet&rdquo; to her friends, pulled her own sledge loaded with her kit and battled temperatures of minus 50 degrees Celsius and wind speeds of up to 60mph to accomplish the remarkable feat.</p>
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She reported the successful completion of her journey on her blog: &ldquo;Hello everyone, checking in from Day 40. I made it to the South Pole where it&rsquo;s snowing. Feeling so many emotions right now. I knew nothing about the polar world three years ago and it feels so surreal to finally be here. It was tough getting here and I want to thank everybody for their support.&rdquo;</p>
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&ldquo;This expedition was always about so much more than me. I want to encourage people to push their boundaries and to believe in themselves, and I want you to be able to do it without being labelled a rebel. I have been told no on many occasions and told to &lsquo;just do the normal thing&rsquo;, but we create our own normal. You are capable of anything you want. No-matter where you are from or where your start line is, everybody starts somewhere. I don&rsquo;t want to just break the glass ceiling, I want to smash it into a million pieces.&rdquo;</p>
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She began her journey on November 24 when an aircraft dropped her off at the starting point on the Union Glacier.</p>
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